To watch how slums came to be, click here To learn about how slums rise and develop, click here To take a look at what daily life is like in a Mumbai slum, click here To watch a documentary describing the work of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme, click here To watch an award-winning film following the lives of five people in the Kenyan slum of Kiberia; Slum Survivors, click here --> For more information on this documentary, click here
To learn about how Civil War has affected the growth of slums in Angola, click here To find out why unequal wealth distribution contributes to the rise of slums in Angola, click here Australia
To read about slums in Sydney, click here To read about a slum landlord in Brisbane, click here To read about the demolition of a notorious Aboriginal slum, click here
To learn about the slums in Bolivia, click here To learn how water is affected in the slums of Bolivia, click here To find out what UN-Habitat has done in Bolivia, click here Brazil
To read about the rise of the middle class in Brazil's favelas, click here To read about slum upgrading programs and lessons learned in Brazil, click here To read about the development of slums in Rio de Janeiro, click here To read about one of the largest slums in South America, in Sao Paulo, click here
To read about the effects of urbanization and poverty in the creation of urban slums, click here To read about the benefits, challenges and strategies faced by China concerning urbanization, click here To read about the lack of housing in urban cities such as Beijing, click here Colombia
To read about the harsh conditions of urban slums in Colombia, click here To read about the social ills such as drugs and violence in connection to slums, click here To read about the reasons behind the creation of slums in Colombia, click here To read about development and innovation in Medellin slums, click here
To read about the issue of slums during the Arias Administration, click here To read about the difficulties in eliminating slums in Costa Rica, click here To learn about the lives of eleven women who live in La Carpio, a slum located outside San Jose, click here
To read about Denmark's 32-point Ghetto Strategy to eliminate slums, click here To read about UN-Habitat's Sustainable Cities Programme, for which Denmark offers donor and technical support, click here France
To read about the dismal conditions and prospects for those living in Paris slums, click here To read about former French President Sarkozy's plan to develop suburban slums, click here To read about the widening gap between France's rich and the poor living in banlieues, click here To read about Parisian slums, better known as banlieues, click here
To read about the origination of slums in Ghana, click here To read about UN-Habitat's slum upgrading mission to Ghana, click here To read about slums in the Greater Accra region, click here India
To read about the effects of rapid urbanization such as rising social inequalities, poverty and slums, click here To read about vertical slums in Mumbai, click here To read about the hidden economic potential in Mumbai's slums, click here, and also here
To read about the conditions in Jakarta slums, click here To read about sanitation struggles in Jakarta slums, click here To read about the world's first slum upgrading programme, the Kampung Improvement Programme (KIP), click here Japan
To read about Japan's biggest slum in Kamagasaki, click here To read about homelessness and the creation of slums in Japan, click here To read about the conditions in Kamagasaki and view photographs, click here
To read about life in a Kenyan slum, click here To read about the effects of rapid urbanization in Kenya, click here To view photographs depicting the conditions of Kenyan slums, click here To read about UN-Habitat's slum upgrading activities in Nairobi, click here
To read about slums in Mexico, click here To read about the connection between slums and drugs in Mexico, click here To read about a slum called Neza-Chalco-Itza in Mexico City, click here
To read about slums in Lagos, click here To read about the demolition of the biggest slum-dwelling in Lagos, click here To read about homelessness in Nigeria, click here
To read about Qatar's aid to slums in France, Italy, Ireland and Spain, click here To read about the segregation of slums in France and Qatar's position, click here
To read about the history of Russian slums during the Khrushchev regime, click here To read about Russia's cooperation with UN-Habitat for sustainable development of human settlements, click here To read about Russia's housing situation, click here
To read about slum dwellers in Makkah, click here To read about a workshop focusing on slums in Makkah, click here To read about the widening gap between the rich and poor in Saudi Arabia, click here
To read about the dire conditions ofslums in Belgrade, click here To read about Serbian officials evicting Romas from slums, click here To read about a slum upgrading project in Serbia, click here
To read about the development of high-tech shacks, iShacks, in South Africa, click here To read about the dangerous conditions in South Africa slums relating to violence and mob rule, click here To read about slums in Soweto, click here
To read about the segregation of immigrants in slums, click here To read an analysis about Swedish slumlords, click here To read about an UN-Habitat slum upgrading project where Sweden assumes a donor position, click here To read about Sweden's financial support for UN-Habitat, click here
To read about efforts to cleanup slums in the capital city of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, click here To read about slums in Tanzania, click here To read about poor sanitation in Tanzanian slums, click here To read about the creation of slums in Tanzania based on rapid urbanization and migration, click here
To read about high-rise slums in Britain, click here To read about the UK's housing crisis that has resulted in urban slums, click here To read about the British government's negligence concerning slum landlords, click here
To read about US cities turning into slums due to current recession economic conditions, click here To read about the housing situation in the US, click here To read about prosperity in cities hosted by UN-Habitat, click here
To read about vertical slums in Caracas, click here To read about slums in Venezuela, click here To read about the Caracas Slum-Upgrading Project, click here
(1) TOPIC GUIDES
Below you will find links to the topics that will be discussed in the UN-HABITAT(2) COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS
(3) VIDEO GUIDES
To watch how slums came to be, click here
To learn about how slums rise and develop, click here
To take a look at what daily life is like in a Mumbai slum, click here
To watch a documentary describing the work of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme, click here
To watch an award-winning film following the lives of five people in the Kenyan slum of Kiberia; Slum Survivors, click here
--> For more information on this documentary, click here
(4) LINKS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
Slum Rehabilitation Society
SPARC
Slum Aid
Homeless International
World Bank
Cities Alliance Partner Ship
Participatory Slum Upgrading Program
(5) COUNTRY RESEARCH
Angola
Angola.pdf
To learn about how Civil War has affected the growth of slums in Angola, click here
To find out why unequal wealth distribution contributes to the rise of slums in Angola, click here
Australia
To read about slums in Sydney, click here
To read about a slum landlord in Brisbane, click here
To read about the demolition of a notorious Aboriginal slum, click here
Bolivia
Final Data- Bolivia.pdf
To learn about the slums in Bolivia, click here
To learn how water is affected in the slums of Bolivia, click here
To find out what UN-Habitat has done in Bolivia, click here
Brazil
To read about the rise of the middle class in Brazil's favelas, click here
To read about slum upgrading programs and lessons learned in Brazil, click here
To read about the development of slums in Rio de Janeiro, click here
To read about one of the largest slums in South America, in Sao Paulo, click here
Cambodia
Cambodia.pdf
To learn about the slums of Cambodia, click here
To find out why the slums of Cambodia are growing, click here
China
To read about the effects of urbanization and poverty in the creation of urban slums, click here
To read about the benefits, challenges and strategies faced by China concerning urbanization, click here
To read about the lack of housing in urban cities such as Beijing, click here
Colombia
To read about the harsh conditions of urban slums in Colombia, click here
To read about the social ills such as drugs and violence in connection to slums, click here
To read about the reasons behind the creation of slums in Colombia, click here
To read about development and innovation in Medellin slums, click here
Costa Rica
Final-Data-Costa Rica.pdf
To read about the issue of slums during the Arias Administration, click here
To read about the difficulties in eliminating slums in Costa Rica, click here
To learn about the lives of eleven women who live in La Carpio, a slum located outside San Jose, click here
Denmark
Denmark.pdf
To read about Denmark's 32-point Ghetto Strategy to eliminate slums, click here
To read about UN-Habitat's Sustainable Cities Programme, for which Denmark offers donor and technical support, click here
France
To read about the dismal conditions and prospects for those living in Paris slums, click here
To read about former French President Sarkozy's plan to develop suburban slums, click here
To read about the widening gap between France's rich and the poor living in banlieues, click here
To read about Parisian slums, better known as banlieues, click here
Ghana
Final_Data_Ghana.pdf
To read about the origination of slums in Ghana, click here
To read about UN-Habitat's slum upgrading mission to Ghana, click here
To read about slums in the Greater Accra region, click here
India
To read about the effects of rapid urbanization such as rising social inequalities, poverty and slums, click here
To read about vertical slums in Mumbai, click here
To read about the hidden economic potential in Mumbai's slums, click here, and also here
Indonesia
Indonesia.pdf
To read about the conditions in Jakarta slums, click here
To read about sanitation struggles in Jakarta slums, click here
To read about the world's first slum upgrading programme, the Kampung Improvement Programme (KIP), click here
Japan
To read about Japan's biggest slum in Kamagasaki, click here
To read about homelessness and the creation of slums in Japan, click here
To read about the conditions in Kamagasaki and view photographs, click here
Kenya
Final_Data_Kenya.pdf
To read about life in a Kenyan slum, click here
To read about the effects of rapid urbanization in Kenya, click here
To view photographs depicting the conditions of Kenyan slums, click here
To read about UN-Habitat's slum upgrading activities in Nairobi, click here
Mexico
To read about slums in Mexico, click here
To read about the connection between slums and drugs in Mexico, click here
To read about a slum called Neza-Chalco-Itza in Mexico City, click here
Nigeria
Final Data-NIGERIA.pdf
To read about slums in Lagos, click here
To read about the demolition of the biggest slum-dwelling in Lagos, click here
To read about homelessness in Nigeria, click here
Qatar
Final_Data_Qatar.pdf
To read about Qatar's aid to slums in France, Italy, Ireland and Spain, click here
To read about the segregation of slums in France and Qatar's position, click here
Russian Federation
To read about the history of Russian slums during the Khrushchev regime, click here
To read about Russia's cooperation with UN-Habitat for sustainable development of human settlements, click here
To read about Russia's housing situation, click here
Saudi Arabia
Final-Data-Saudi Arabia.pdf
To read about slum dwellers in Makkah, click here
To read about a workshop focusing on slums in Makkah, click here
To read about the widening gap between the rich and poor in Saudi Arabia, click here
Serbia
Serbia.pdf
To read about the dire conditions ofslums in Belgrade, click here
To read about Serbian officials evicting Romas from slums, click here
To read about a slum upgrading project in Serbia, click here
South Africa
To read about the development of high-tech shacks, iShacks, in South Africa, click here
To read about the dangerous conditions in South Africa slums relating to violence and mob rule, click here
To read about slums in Soweto, click here
Sweden
Sweden.pdf
To read about the segregation of immigrants in slums, click here
To read an analysis about Swedish slumlords, click here
To read about an UN-Habitat slum upgrading project where Sweden assumes a donor position, click here
To read about Sweden's financial support for UN-Habitat, click here
Tanzania
Final_Data_Tanzania.pdf
To read about efforts to cleanup slums in the capital city of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, click here
To read about slums in Tanzania, click here
To read about poor sanitation in Tanzanian slums, click here
To read about the creation of slums in Tanzania based on rapid urbanization and migration, click here
United Arab Emirates
Final-Data-UAE.pdf
To read about modern slums in Dubai, click here
To read about urban slums in Dubai, click here
United Kingdom
To read about high-rise slums in Britain, click here
To read about the UK's housing crisis that has resulted in urban slums, click here
To read about the British government's negligence concerning slum landlords, click here
United States
To read about US cities turning into slums due to current recession economic conditions, click here
To read about the housing situation in the US, click here
To read about prosperity in cities hosted by UN-Habitat, click here
Venezuela
Final-Data-Venezuela.pdf
To read about vertical slums in Caracas, click here
To read about slums in Venezuela, click here
To read about the Caracas Slum-Upgrading Project, click here